{tutorial} Frill-tastic Apron

If you love ruffles and frills, you’ll adore this apron! Done up in Lolita fashion, you can get the tutorial here.

Tutorials from Maureen Cracknell Handmade

If you follow many sewing blogs online, you’ve probably come across Maureen Cracknell Handmade, Maureen’s online creative journal. She’s full of great project ideas and includes well-written tutorials for nearly everything she makes. She involved with a variety of events and groups, including the current Craft Hope Project–Aprons for Haiti. She recently shared this tutorial for using four fat quarters to sew an apron.

Last she shared a tutorial using quarter-yard swathes of fabric; check it out for another fun apron with lots and lots of possibilities!

{tutorial} Vintage Style Knotted Apron

Sometimes it just takes a bit of clever thought to make an apron extra special. This vintage-style apron from Sew4Home uses knots to attach the neck and waist ties to the apron, plus it’s reversible.

Sew4Home's Vintage Style Apron

Designed by the folks at Sew4Home, the apron tutorial can be found on their site at Sew4Home.com. And for fabric choices, visit your favorite independent quilt and fabric retailer.

{get it now} Apron panels from Riley Blake Designs

When Verona was released in mid-February, Riley Blake Designs gave us the chance to try out the new apron panels that were included in the collection by Emily Taylor. When the panels arrived, we each took one to make however we wanted to. This is what we ended up with:

I got the red/aqua colorway and decided I’d made enough aprons that I didn’t need to read the instructions. I ended up doing several things differently than those who had at least read through them. The nice thing is that Riley Blake Designs just prints the written instructions right on the fabric panel. They are clear and easy-to-follow for those wanting a little guidance with construction.

I chose to make a rolled hem on the waist and neck ties, but Crissy and Cindy followed the directions and made them so they are stitched then turned right side out. I made the ties come to a point, so did Crissy (though differently) and Cindy made them squared off at the end. It really is a matter of preference.

That was one thing that really stands out with this project, there is plenty of room for making your own changes and additions.

Crissy put her pocket up on the bib (where her daughter thought it should be) and added buttons where the neck tie meets the bib for a little something extra.

Cindy chose to add decorative stitching along the ties and pocket.

For your own panel, check out your local quilt and fabric retailer. Many of the fabric manufacturers are releasing them for various projects.

P.S. Emily is giving away a panel of your choice. Check out her blog for details.

Vintage Apron Tutorial by Sew4Home

Sew 4 Home has posted a step-by-step vintage apron tutorial encouraging you to create this floral apron for yourself. The apron is pictured in fabrics from the Flower Sugar collections by Lecien Fabrics and Wrights Extra Wide Double Fold Bias Tape in Lime. 

 Find all the fabric and supplies you need for this project at your local independent quilt and fabric retailer.

{tutorial} Bright Side Apron tutorial

Kelly from Sewing In No Mans Land shared her tutorial for making an Anthropologie-inspired, ruffle-bodice apron on iCandy. Her Bright Side Apron isn’t your typical full apron!

Her version is dressed up with ruffles that run down the front, neck- and wide waist-ties and an extra long skirt that is adjustable to make it just right for you.